Krista Bourne's guest appearances

Krista Bourne

STEMCAST with Dr. Reagan Flowers

Retail Gets Real

Just Be Real Sis Podcast

Winning Retail

C-Suite Conversations with Scott Miller

Jill Thomas

Scott Galloway

Ron Johnson

Jo Malone

Barbara Sturm

Harper Wilde

Lilly Pulitzer

Warby Parker

Levi Strauss

Rob Mills

Laura Nelson

Danielle Nicole

Ashley Stewart

Sebastian Siemiatkowski

Lululemon Athletica

OwlTail

In this compelling podcast episode, join us as we sit down with executive Krista Bourne for an inspiring conversation about her incredible journey "From the Mailroom to the Boardroom." Krista shares her experiences of starting at the ground level and working her way up to become a prominent leader in her industry. With authenticity and transparency, she discusses the challenges, opportunities, and pivotal moments that shaped her career trajectory. Listeners will gain valuable insights and practical advice on seizing growth opportunities and building a successful career. Tune in to hear Krista's remarkable story and discover how determination and perseverance can lead to remarkable achievements.

"From The Mailroom To the Boardroom" Interview with Krista Bourne

When Krista Bourne started in the mailroom at Verizon twenty years ago, she didn’t imagine that she would someday be in the C-suite. Today, as COO of Verizon Consumer Group, she joins the episode to talk about how she’s navigated her incredible career journey, what it takes to build effective teams and the future of retail.   Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

When Krista Bourne started in the mailroom at Verizon twenty years ago, she didn’t imagine that she would someday be in the C-suite. Today, as COO of Verizon Consumer Group, she joins the episode to talk about how she’s navigated her incredible career journey, what it takes to build effective teams and the future of retail. Learn more at <a href="http://www.retailgetsreal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">retailgetsreal.com</a>.

268. From mailroom to COO: Verizon’s Krista Bourne on building a career and staying close to consumers

Krista Bourne is thepresident over a twelve state market for Verizon Wireless, thenation’s largest and most reliable wireless carrier. In thisrole, Bourne leadsthe team responsiblefor delivering extraordinary customer service and growing thesales, marketing, operations and financial performance in themarket. Bourne, a 15-yearveteran of the wireless business, has held positions of increasingresponsibility within Verizon including director - CustomerService in the Northeastern U.S., director - Customer Servicefor Verizon in the Southeast, director - Retail Sales forUpstate New York and region president for the Houston and GulfCoast markets. Most recently, Bourne was president of Verizon’sCarolinas where sheled sales, service,leadership development and business transformation efforts. Bourne has been anactive member in her community and most recently served on theBoards of the Houston Area Women’s Center and HoustonTechnology Center. Bourne’s enthusiasm to serve customers, hereagerness to lead change and her natural ability to developleadership has propelled her through the leadership ranks andhelped the company navigate in a time when the industry andVerizon’sproduct offeringscontinue to evolve.In this episode, Krista shares with us her journey growing withthe company over the past 15 years, managing work life balance,teamwork and community involvement.  Be sure to check out the Verizon initiatives:   Verizon: Responsibility http://www.verizon.com/about/responsibility/our-approach  Verizon Innovative App Challenge http://appchallenge.tsaweb.org/  Verizon Connected Program Verizon Mobile Learning Academy http://www.iste.org/lead/verizon-mobile-learning-academy  Google For Education https://www.google.com/edu/   For more information on STEMCAST visit http://cstem.org. 

Krista Bourne is the president over a twelve state market for Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless carrier. In this role, Bourne leads the team responsible for delivering extraordinary customer service and growing the sales, marketing, operations and financial performance in the market.   Bourne, a 15-year veteran of the wireless business, has held positions of increasing responsibility within Verizon including director - Customer Service in the Northeastern U.S., director - Customer Service for Verizon in the Southeast, director - Retail Sales for Upstate New York and region president for the Houston and Gulf Coast markets. Most recently, Bourne was president of Verizon’s Carolinas where she led sales, service, leadership development and business transformation efforts.   Bourne has been an active member in her community and most recently served on the Boards of the Houston Area Women’s Center and Houston Technology Center. Bourne’s enthusiasm to serve customers, her eagerness to lead change and her natural ability to develop leadership has propelled her through the leadership ranks and helped the company navigate in a time when the industry and Verizon’s product offerings continue to evolve. In this episode, Krista shares with us her journey growing with the company over the past 15 years, managing work life balance, teamwork and community involvement.  Be sure to check out the Verizon initiatives:  <ul> <li>Verizon: Responsibility <a href="http://www.verizon.com/about/responsibility/our-approach" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.verizon.com/about/responsibility/our-approach</a> </li> <li>Verizon Innovative App Challenge <a href="http://appchallenge.tsaweb.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://appchallenge.tsaweb.org/</a> </li> <li>Verizon Connected Program</li> <li>Verizon Mobile Learning Academy <a href="http://www.iste.org/lead/verizon-mobile-learning-academy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.iste.org/lead/verizon-mobile-learning-academy</a> </li> <li>Google For Education <a href="https://www.google.com/edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/edu/</a> </li> </ul> For more information on STEMCAST visit <a href="http://cstem.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cstem.org</a>.

Courageous Steps with Krista Bourne - Market President, South Central Verizon